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The Stain on the Snow: 33 (CRIME MASTERWORKS)

The Stain on the Snow: 33 (CRIME MASTERWORKS)

by Georges Simenon (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

    $7.62
Synopsis

At nineteen, Frank Friedmaier is thief, pimp and murderer. He has never known his father, his mother keeps a brothel. His mind is cold and inhospitable. But Simenon reveals the obsession with self-torture that lurks within it, and explores the intricate psychology of a young criminal, even lending the repellent Frank a chilling grandeur as he faces remorseless interrogation and his fate. A bleak and brilliant masterpiece from Simenon at his superlative best.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 04 Sep 2003
ISBN 10: 0752853783
ISBN 13: 9780752853789
Book Overview: 'The Stain on the Snow amazed me...with its astonishing re-integration of the character of the repellant Frank, who could have been a hero. Remarkable' Andre Gide 'Brilliantly tense' Waterstone's Guide to Crime Fiction 'He was doing...what Balzac was doing...darting a bright light on the lives of dozens and dozens of ordinary people who, like the rest of us potentially, are at the same time extraordinary' Whodunit? A Guide to Crime, Suspense and Spy Fiction 'Ranks among the highest...superbly written' Crime and Mystery: The Best 100 Books One of the greatest of all Simenon's works

Author Bio
Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Liege, Belgium. At sixteen he began work as a journalist on the Gazette de Liege. He moved to Paris in 1922 and became a prolific writer of popular fiction, working under a number of pseudonyms. In 1931 he published the first of the novels featuring Maigret, his most famous and enduring creation.